Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs CoCo Woman Killed By Brick On Highway
The brick was thrown or dropped into her car. Police are investigating to determine what happened.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — The Contra Costa County coroner's office has confirmed the identity of an Antioch woman who died Friday night after getting hit with a brick that crashed through a window of the car in which she was a passenger in Concord.
Margarita Erostico Ruiz, 63, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2004 Volkswagon Jetta on state Highway 242 near state Highway 4around 9:30 p.m. when a brick smashed through the car's window, according to the California Highway Patrol.
First responders attempted live-saving measures but Erostico Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene. The car's 20-year-old male driver and two children in the back seat were unharmed, according to the CHP.
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The origin of the brick is still under investigation. People with information can contact the Contra Costa-area CHP office at (925) 646-4980.
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